If I search with the phrase "door hinge" in quotes, I get only those topics, threads, posts with the phrase "door hinge" somewhere in each topic, thread, post that the search returns
Try this test...
Click on SEARCH, then ADVANCED SEARCH
Enter "door hinge" in the KEYWORD(S) window
Immediately below that window click on TITLES ONLY
In the SEARCH IN FORUMS block, click on MODEL A under GENERAL DISCUSSION
At the bottom, click on SHOW RESULTS AS THREADS
Click SEARCH NOW
All the search results will be topic titles that have the phrase "door hinge" in the title
Now change SEARCH TITLES ONLY to SEARCH ENTIRE POSTS. Leave THREADS checked at the bottom.
Somewhere in each thread returned will be the phrase "door hinge". In the 4th topic down (1928 Phaeton Cowl), the phrase "door hinge" can be found in post #7.
You can try again, but this time SHOW RESULTS AS POSTS. Somewhere in the title or post will be the phrase "door hinge". Scroll down and you can see the same post under the 1928 Phaeton Cowl topic that you found with the above search. I never use the SHOW RESULTS AS POSTS. That search returns way to many results and they are generally out of context.
Searching by TOPIC is the best. However, as Randy indicates, too many of us do not put words in the title that would help a search on topics. Titles like NEED HELP, or LOOK WHAT I FOUND, or BIG TROUBLE are pretty much worthless.
